Game Theory in Biology
Author : John M. McNamara
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2020-09-24
ISBN 13 : 0192547836
Pages : 288 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (547 downloads)
Download Game Theory in Biology PDF Format Full Free by John M. McNamara and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-24 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The principles of game theory apply to a wide range of topics in biology. This book presents the central concepts in evolutionary game theory and provides an authoritative and up-to-date account. The focus is on concepts that are important for biologists in their attempts to explain observations. This strong connection between concepts and applications is a recurrent theme throughout the book which incorporates recent and traditional ideas from animal psychology, neuroscience, and machine learning that provide a mechanistic basis for behaviours shown by players of a game. The approaches taken to modelling games often rest on idealized and unrealistic assumptions whose limitations and consequences are not always appreciated. The authors provide a novel reassessment of the field, highlighting how to overcome limitations and identifying future directions. Game Theory in Biology is an advanced textbook suitable for graduate level students as well as professional researchers (both empiricists and theoreticians) in the fields of behavioural ecology and evolutionary biology. It will also be of relevance to a broader interdisciplinary audience including psychologists and neuroscientists.